Hospital Collections Representative

UnitedHealth Group • Minneapolis, MN

10h • $18 - $32 • Remote

About The Position

This position is Remote in Central, Mountain, or Pacific time zones. You will have the flexibility to work remotely as you take on some tough challenges.
Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 7:30 am - 4:00 pm PST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.
We offer 6 weeks of on-the-job training. The hours during training will be an 8-hour shift between 7:30am to 4:00pm PST, Monday - Friday.
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED
• Must be 18 years of age OR Older
• 1+ years of Hospital collections experience, where collections was done directly for the hospital/facility
• 1+ years of appeals and denied claims experience for a Hospital/facility
• Experience navigating within an insurance portal to work denied hospital claims to resolution
• Commercial Payor experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite – including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook
• Ability to train for the first six weeks from Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm PST
• Ability to work our normal business hours of 7:30am - 4:00pm PST, Monday - Friday. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime
• Reside within Central, Mountain, or Pacific time zones.
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy.
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service.
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of experience working in an inbound/outbound call center environment
• Knowledge of or experience using Claims Administrator billing platform
• Experience processing denials and submitting appeals

Responsibilities

• May be assigned to process payments, adjustments, claims, correspondence, refunds, denials, financial/charity applications, and/or payment plans in an accurate and timely manner, meeting goals in work quality and productivity
• Coordinates with other staff members and physician office staff as necessary ensure correct processing
• Reconciles, balances and pursues account balances and payments, and/or denials, working with payor remits, facility contracts, payor customer service, provider representatives, spreadsheets and the company’s collection/self-pay policies to ensure maximum reimbursement
• May be assigned to research payments, denials and/or accounts to determine short/over payments, contract discrepancies, incorrect financial classes, internal/external errors
• Makes appeals and corrections as necessary
• Builds strong working relationships with assigned business units, hospital departments or provider offices
• Identifies trends in payment issues and communicates with internal and external customers as appropriate to educate and correct problems
• Provides assistance to internal clients
• Responds to incoming calls and makes outbound calls as required to resolve billing, payment and accounting issues
• Provides assistance and excellent customer service to patients, patient families, providers, and other internal and external customers
• Works as a member of the patient financial services team to achieve goals in days and dollars of outstanding accounts. Reduces Accounts Receivable balances
• Uses systems to document and to provide statistical data, prepare issues list(s) and to communicate with payors accurately
• Works independently under general supervision, following defined standards and procedures
• Uses critical thinking skills to solve problems and reconcile accounts in a timely manner

Benefits

• In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
• No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED